da gbg bet: England's No.1 had a couple of difficult moments as her side saw their UWCL dream ended by defeat in Paris
da leao: Manchester United's first foray into the Women's Champions League was abruptly ended by a ruthless Paris Saint-Germain side on Wednesday night, the French giants putting some first-leg wastefulness behind them to emerge 3-1 winners on the night, 4-2 on aggregate, and secure their place in the group stages of Europe's premier competition.
United had an early warning when Tabitha Chawinga capitalised on some hesitancy from Mary Earps and rounded England's No.1 but her tame shot was cleared off the line by the recovering Maya Le Tissier. It was a warning they didn't heed, though, as Chawinga undid the Red Devils on the left wing once again, just as she did in Manchester last week, and the rebound of her saved shot was fired into the back of the net by Lieke Martens to give PSG the lead inside the opening 20 minutes.
The visitors appeared to be back in the game only two minutes after the restart when Lisa Naalsund brilliantly finished Geyse's inch-perfect cross, only for the Parisians to retake the lead mere seconds later, Chawinga darting past Le Tissier and teeing up Martens for her second.
Sandy Baltimore put the result beyond doubt just before the hour, bursting past Hannah Blundell and somehow beating Earps from an incredibly tight angle. Man Utd will feel hard done by that they didn't get another back with just over 15 minutes to go, Leah Galton's header harshly ruled out for a foul, but PSG were worthy winners on the night.
GOAL rates Man Utd's players from the Parc des Princes…
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Mary Earps (4/10):
Hesitation to get to a long ball in the opening minutes nearly cost her team a goal and then misjudgement of Baltimore's effort did in the second half.
Jayde Riviere (4/10):
Had no answer for Chawinga's pace and skill.
Maya Le Tissier (5/10):
Made a couple of vital interventions but dived in and got caught out for PSG's second.
Millie Turner (6/10):
Intervened crucially a few times in the box.
Hannah Blundell (5/10):
Did okay against Baltimore but couldn't keep her quiet enough.
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Katie Zelem (5/10):
Didn't move the ball forward quick enough and was sloppy at times, too.
Lisa Naalsund (5/10):
Failed to track Martens for PSG's opener. Made up for it somewhat with a well-taken goal but struggled to get involved otherwise.
Ella Toone (6/10):
Movement was positive and she picked up good spaces, just wasn't always found with the right passes. Hit the post in stoppage time with a wonderful effort.
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Melvine Malard (5/10):
Struggled to get into the game but it wasn't for a lack of effort.
Geyse (6/10):
Brilliant low cross for Naalsund's goal. United's most dangerous player in the second half.
Leah Galton (6/10):
Hesitated to shoot in a few moments where it opened up for her. Improved after the break.
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Hinata Miyazawa (5/10):
Had 25 minutes to make an impact but found it difficult to get involved.
Lucia Garcia (6/10):
Added energy and another threat to the attack after coming on just past the hour.
Rachel Williams (N/A):
Didn't have time to impact the game.
Marc Skinner (5/10):
Could he have done more to stifle the threats PSG posed out wide? It was in those areas that all of the goals conceded came from. Team selection largely made sense but players appeared hesitant for large parts of the first half. Subs didn't make the biggest of differences.